Critical Minerals

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June 2, 2026

Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA awarded $67M by DOE for construction of rare earth processing plant

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May 7, 2026

Colorado School of Mines to support establishment of center of excellence in Uzbekistan focused on critical minerals and mining

Colorado School of Mines students in hard hats sit at desks for a class inside the Edgar Experimental Mine

May 5, 2026

Tour one of world's only university-owned mines

Mines President and NLR Laboratory Director shake hands

May 5, 2026

Colorado School of Mines announces critical minerals collaboration with National Laboratory of the Rockies

Elizabeth Holley and Ian Lange sit at table behind signs with their names on them

April 17, 2026

U.S. Congress turns to Colorado School of Mines for critical minerals expertise

aerial photo of Critical Minerals Innovation Hub

April 10, 2026

Colorado School of Mines to open innovation hub to tackle critical minerals supply chain challenges

Maxwell Brown

April 9, 2026

Mines researcher connects minerals, industry and power to predict the future of energy

industrial equipment sits on rocky ground with blue skies

March 17, 2026

‘Just-shoring’ puts justice at the center of critical minerals policy

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

January 27, 2026

Mines appoints Executive Director of Critical Minerals Strategy and Advancement

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

December 16, 2025

Rare earth element technologies developed at Mines licensed by Australian mining company

Walt Copan sits at a table behind a sign with his name on it speaking

November 21, 2025

Copan testifies before U.S. House committee on mineral and mining innovation

Aerial view of the Energy and Minerals Research Facility under construction on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, Colorado, with a tower crane rising above the steel-framed building and the foothills in the background.

September 18, 2025

New Mines-USGS facility will fast-track the nation's critical minerals research